the humans and farm owners. Flashcards

(5 cards)

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who is mr pilkington?

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Mr. Pilkington owns Foxwood, a neighboring farm.

The narrator tells us that he’s “an easy-going gentleman farmer who spent most of his time in fishing or hunting according to the season”

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who does mr pilinkgton represent?

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Mr. Pilkington is a symbol for the West (the U.S. and U.K.) and his quarrelsome neighbour is Germany (Frederick)

Both Pilkington and Frederick are worried that revolutionary spirit might spread to their own animals: Pilkington calls it a “terrible wickedness” to keep his animals in place

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what do pilkington and frederick worry about for their own farms?

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Both Pilkington and Frederick are worried that revolutionary spirit might spread to their own animals: Pilkington calls it a “terrible wickedness” to keep his animals in place

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who is mr frederick?

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Mr. Frederick owns the neighboring farm of Pinchfield.
he’s “a tough, shrewd man, perpetually involved in lawsuits and with a name for driving hard bargains”

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what is the rumour he states about the farm animals (frederik)?

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At first, Frederick is a little worried that the Rebellion will spread to other farms, so he goes on the attack by spreading rumors that the

“animals there practiced cannibalism, tortured one another with red-hot horseshoes, and had their females in common”

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